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Of spiders and actors
Apr. 23rd, 2019 07:40 pmIfinally got around to watching Spider-man: Into the Spiderverse, and lo, it turned out to be as great as advertised. All the Spiderpeople were characters in their own right, even the pig, and yet Miles, whose origin story this was, managed not to be overshadowed. The animation was wildly inventive, embracing its comicbook-ness, and used the medium it was instead of pretending to be something else. By which I mean: gags like Spider-Man Noir only showing up in black and white would not have worked, or not worked the same way, in a live action version.
( only slightly spoilery ramblings )
Basically: deserved all the accolades it got, and was impossible to resist.
On a more serious and sadder note: as today is Shakespeare's death-day and traditional birthday, it's an eerie coincidence to me that I just learned John McEnery has died, who played Mercutio in the 1968 Romeo and Juliet. In honor of both him and Shakespeare, here's Mercutio's Queen Mab scene from said movie:
( only slightly spoilery ramblings )
Basically: deserved all the accolades it got, and was impossible to resist.
On a more serious and sadder note: as today is Shakespeare's death-day and traditional birthday, it's an eerie coincidence to me that I just learned John McEnery has died, who played Mercutio in the 1968 Romeo and Juliet. In honor of both him and Shakespeare, here's Mercutio's Queen Mab scene from said movie:
